<s>
Robo	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1992	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Compile	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
MUSHA	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Dennin	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
2	O
(	O
Robo	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
2	O
)	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
on	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robo	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
traditional	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
shooter	O
style	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
flying	O
forward	O
and	O
enemies	O
coming	O
from	O
the	O
front	O
,	O
sides	O
,	O
and	O
rear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
kunai	B-Application
shot	O
and	O
the	O
three	O
subweapons	O
from	O
Musha	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
return	O
,	O
joined	O
by	O
new	O
power	O
levels	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
shot	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
subweapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aleste	B-Application
starts	O
out	O
with	O
nothing	O
but	O
the	O
main	O
shot	O
and	O
sideships	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
return	O
to	O
this	O
state	O
whenever	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
more	O
chips	O
are	O
collected	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
knives	O
in	O
a	O
shot	O
increases	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
can	O
start	O
firing	O
stronger	O
fireballs	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
weapon	O
returns	O
from	O
Musha	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
yellow	O
Hiei-meppu-jin	O
,	O
or	O
Flying	O
Shadow	O
Formation	O
,	O
causes	O
the	O
options	O
that	O
normally	O
fly	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
craft	O
to	O
circle	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
with	O
a	O
protective	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
weapon	O
returns	O
from	O
Musha	B-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
weapon	O
returns	O
from	O
Musha	B-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
such	O
mecha	O
,	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
,	O
piloted	O
by	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Kagerou	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
fights	O
other	O
feudal	O
lords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aleste	B-Application
is	O
an	O
8-metre	O
tall	O
mechanized	O
steam-powered	O
mech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurogane	O
is	O
humiliated	O
and	O
refuses	O
to	O
believe	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
defeated	O
by	O
his	O
younger	O
brother	O
Kagerou	O
through	O
skill	O
alone	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
builds	O
himself	O
a	O
gigantic	O
mecha	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aleste	B-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
wins	O
and	O
Kurogane	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Astaroth	O
,	O
Kagerou	O
learns	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
come	O
from	O
another	O
dimension	O
which	O
was	O
supposedly	O
destroyed	O
by	O
Nobunaga	O
,	O
who	O
she	O
believes	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
resurrected	O
figure	O
of	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nobunaga	O
plans	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
Kagerou	O
eventually	O
uses	O
the	O
Aleste	B-Application
to	O
stop	O
him	O
once	O
and	O
for	O
all	O
,	O
trapping	O
him	O
in	O
Honnō-ji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
1993	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
2	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robo	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
garnered	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
scores	O
of	O
19.96	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
and	O
7.0955	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
in	O
public	O
polls	O
taken	O
by	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Fan	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
Magazine	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsus	O
four	O
reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
fun	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
it	O
carried	O
the	O
same	O
flow	O
as	O
other	O
Aleste	B-Application
entries	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
slow	O
loading	O
times	O
was	O
detrimental	O
to	O
its	O
overall	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFans	O
four	O
reviewers	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
shooters	O
of	O
1993	O
,	O
lauding	O
the	O
visual	O
presentation	O
for	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
hardware	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
fast	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megas	O
Neil	O
West	O
commended	O
the	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
CD-quality	O
sound	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
in-game	O
visuals	O
,	O
questioning	O
its	O
requirement	O
of	O
the	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Pros	O
Dino	O
Boni	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
for	O
being	O
well-drawn	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Mega-CD	B-Device
'	O
s	O
rotation	O
and	O
scaling	O
features	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
challenge	O
but	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
limited	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
continues	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
negatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Zones	I-Device
David	O
McCandless	O
concurred	O
with	O
Boni	O
regarding	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
commended	O
its	O
playability	O
,	O
but	O
panned	O
its	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
saw	O
its	O
audiovisual	O
presentation	O
,	O
weapon	O
power-ups	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
special	O
features	O
and	O
length	O
as	O
positive	O
aspects	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
challenge	O
was	O
cheapened	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
one-hit	O
kills	O
"	O
and	O
difficulty	O
that	O
may	O
alienate	O
fans	O
of	O
MUSHA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gamess	O
Bill	O
Kunkel	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Frankly	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
needed	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
Robo	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
strong	O
visuals	O
and	O
superior	O
play	O
action	O
,	O
almost	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
Nobunaga.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameFans	O
Eric	O
C	O
.	O
Mylonas	O
highlighted	O
its	O
solid	O
visuals	O
,	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
feudal	O
Japanese	O
thematic	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
MUSHA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
Shawn	O
Sackenheim	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Though	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
the	O
greatest	O
looking	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
shooter	O
,	O
Robo	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
does	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
of	O
keeping	O
the	O
action	O
high	O
,	O
filling	O
the	O
screen	O
with	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
keeping	O
everything	O
well	O
animated	O
and	O
believable	O
throughout.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
included	O
it	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
ten	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
cut-scenes	O
genuinely	O
elevate	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
of	O
greatness.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
good	O
,	O
but	O
MUSHA	B-Application
and	O
Spriggan	B-Application
are	O
better.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega-16s	O
Ken	O
Horowitz	O
disagreed	O
with	O
Kalata	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
There	O
’s	O
no	O
real	O
reason	O
why	O
any	O
shmup	O
fan	O
with	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
would	O
n’t	O
own	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Robo	B-Application
Aleste	I-Application
.	O
</s>
